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Mastering Mountain Bikes Skills – Excellent

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Hi Lee, I just finished reading my copy of ‘Mastering Mountain Bike Skills’ and would like to express my gratification about the quality of this book. As a Jack of all trades (master or none!), I enjoy many different hobbies and love the learning process, too. Your book is THE best book on skills instruction […]

Do you ride for Nick’s eyes?

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24-year-old ripper Nick Moore from Demon Dirt and Demon snow has a degenerative eye disease that requires an expensive surgery. Friends in the bike industry have donated lots of cool items to help raise money. Check out the eBay auction. Auction items include bike frames, helmet cam, tires, bars, stems, pedals, wheels, sunglasses and signed […]

Lee Likes Cyclocross

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When I signed up for yesterday’s Boulder Cup cyclocross in the 35+ Cat 4 class, I had no idea what to expect. As a new CX racer, would I get my ass kicked, or would I kick ass and look like a sandbagger? I did NOT sandbag, but I did have fun.

Handlebar position: the secret revealed

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Hi Lee, I have read elsewhere that handlebars should be 1″ below or about even with the saddle height. On my 6″ travel all mountain type bike the fork has adjustable travel. If I need to weight the front end while climbing I can lower the fork. Going downhill I can put the fork back […]

Another fire!

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A fire is burning in Boulder Canyon. I canceled today’s skills clinic and am staying home in case we need to evacuate again. Feeling pretty anxious. — 11:45 a.m. Friday – The order came in: Prepare to evacuate. — 1:15 p.m. Friday – Van contains the essentials: P.3, Stumpy, Enduro (Tricross is race-prepped at Boulder […]

CompuTrainer SpinScan radness!

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Today I lived one of my nerdy dreams. I went to the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, hooked my Tricross to a CompuTrainer-equipped trainer and got my pedaling stroke analyzed with SpinScan software. This experience confirmed some things I was feeling, and it blew one notion out of the water.

Superior Bike Park is approved!

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After several years of process, last night the Superior board of trustees approved construction of a new bike park. I plan to include a pump track, dirt jumps, rock features and a kids’ area. Yeah, we’re talking about a pump track scaled for Strider bikes. Design happens over the winter. We start building in spring. […]